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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

I'm home tonight. Trying to beat this cold I've got going on. A. has his Christmas service tonight for school. I'm missing it. However, I've left strict instructions with the husby on recording it for me. AND, there's a sweet fellow mom there who is sending me media pics of A. all spiffed up in his suit. (Which he picked out for tonight- much to my chagrin...I had to iron.).

Due to my state of snottiness...I'm really glad I made the treats for MOPS, neighbors and teachers earlier in the week- before I was contaminated.

I've heard that the stomach flu is going around our school. Again. Oh joy. Where is that bubble for my family?!?!?

It needs to be said: It cost us $800 to have A. in hospital bills. $5000 to have C. And now we're estimating that our bills for baby L. will come dangerously close to $10,000. Why? Obamacare. ZERO for profit insurance companies now carry maternity coverage. This is because the Obamacare legislation is mandating they cover so many other things, but not maternity. So, they all dropped it. Those of us who are self-employed have to either private pay the whole lot or go on the doles (Medicaid). We are not dole-type people. So....we start paying.

I am ready for Christmas. But I need to get over this cold- so I don't get everyone else sick...and I can hold my new nephew Finn!

I'm sitting in front of a half-folded MOUNTAIN of laundry. I have no ambitions to fold it tonight. Zero. And I'm ok with that.

My dear friend, Melody, and her family are preparing to spend the holidays in Latvia helping at a day center there. Please join me in praying for safe travels and for lots of sharing of God's love!

I am so sorry that you have a cold. We had it in our house last week (me over the week-end), and my heart goes out to you big time. I had only myself to take care of. I didn't have to manage my home filled with little ones while feeling like death.So, I can't complain.And your $10,000 bill that you get to pay for? Makes me see red.

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101 GOALS

HOUSE:

1. Have a garage sale.

2. Organize boxes in the garage.

3. Find bunkbeds for the boys for under $100.

4. Expand garden.

5. Get trees cut down.

6. Clean out broken toys from toy boxes and sand box

7. Clean out my sock drawer and discard holey socks

8. Purchase light fixture for front porch

9. Add more sand to the sandbox

10. Spray the yard for bugs

PROFESSIONAL:

11. Devise a strategy to increase SCRIP use.

12. Meet or exceed weekly audit goal for 4 weeks straight (6/4)

13. Gather information for MOPS crafts and form schedule.

14. Start blog or website for D's D&J portfolio

15. Set up schedule for working this summer and stick to it

16. Find a secondary way to earn additional income.

17. Set up a successful PTL budget with committee leaders in place.

18. Clean out SCRIP boxes- at church and at home

19. Organize work projects into folders

SELF-REFLECTION:

20. Start a prayer journal

21. Refrain from yelling for three days straight (includes boys, dog and husband) (0/3)

101. SECRET GOAL. This goal will be announced once it has been achieved. A group of select people will be made aware of this goal and will help me get there. NOT SO SECRET ANYMORE! COMPLETE A 5K!!! I DID IT!!!!